A beautiful drop-shaped vase w. a small irregular mouth made of a light type of fajance. The body is covered in a delicately mottled and beautifully toned glaze that ranges from a light greyish green over a pale green to a deep sap green in slanted, left-turning bands. The areas in deep green has raised ridges in relief. Signed in the bottom: Kenji.* Signed kiri-box. Document for the piece included. Made around 1975–78. H 18.5 cm, D 14 cm. * SUZUKI Kenji (b. 1935). A modern follower in the Kiyomizu tradition. Graduated from the Kyoto Fine Arts College in 1957. Member of a number of fine arts associations and several solo-exhibitions to his name. Winner of several prizes. Workshop in Higashiyama in Kyoto.